But nevertheless, a human did still do it. How gruelling and exploitative the process was, or how many humans it took, is beside the point. The fact that the image existed meant that there was an attainable skill that a person could learn in order to do that same thing, and that was inspiring.

Since the days of cave paintings, that experience has been available to all humans. In the year 2025, it died, and I will never experience it again.